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Includes bibliographical references and index

This book tells the story of the evolution of the Dahlgren Laboratory from a naval proof and test facility into a modern research and development center crucial to the technological evolution of the U.S. Navy. Combining a close analysis of the technical work that led to the improvements in weapons, bombsights, missiles, and the computers that provided their guidance with a close account of changing management styles, this work recounts many previously classified stories

Introduction: proving ground to warfare center -- Finding the range, 1841-1932 -- Dahlgren at war, 1932-1945 -- Numbers over guns, 1945-1959 -- Revels and revolution, 1959-1973 -- On the surface, 1973-1987 -- A new world order, 1987-1995 -- Dahlgren forever, 1995-2003 -- The way ahead, 2004-2006 -- Roll of Dahlgren's military commanders -- Roll of Dahlgren's civilian directors -- Chronology of milestones in the history of Dahlgren -- Public Law No. 140, 65th Congress, 2nd session, 26 April 1918 -- Oetters -- Oral history interviews conducted -- Selected acronyms

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